Hobbies | 1. Лексический минимум

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reduce stress (Doing yoga can help you reduce stress and relax.)

участвовать в кружке по интересам

participate in a hobby group (Many teenagers participate in a hobby group to meet new friends.)

встречаться с людьми с похожими интересами

meet people with similar interests (Hobby clubs are a great way to meet people with similar interests.)

чувствовать удовлетворение от достижения

feel a sense of achievement (Finishing a difficult puzzle makes me feel a sense of achievement.)

заниматься досугом

engage in leisure activities (It's important to engage in leisure activities to avoid burn-out.)

расслабляться после долгого/тяжёлого дня

unwind after a long/busy day (I usually unwind after a long/busy day by taking a walk.)

читать книги/романы

read books/novels (I usually read books/novels before bed.)

играть на музыкальном инструменте

play a musical instrument (She started to play a musical instrument at the age of six.)

играть в настольные игры

play board games (We often play board games with friends at weekends.)

рисовать (карандашом, линией — без красок)

draw pictures/sketches (He loves to draw pictures/sketches in his notebook.)

рисовать (красками)

paint pictures (She likes to paint pictures with watercolours.)

играть в шахматы

play chess (My grandfather taught me to play chess.)

печь (торты, хлеб)

bake cakes/bread (I bake cakes/bread every Sunday.)

коллекционировать (марки, монеты, фигурки)

collect stamps/coins/figures (He has collected stamps/coins/figures since he was a child.)

заниматься рукоделием / ремеслом

do handicrafts (She likes to do handicrafts in her free time.)

смотреть сериалы и фильмы

watch TV series and films (We usually watch TV series and films in the evening.)

вязать

knit (My aunt taught me to knit.)

шить

sew (She learned to sew from her mother.)

вышивать

embroider (She likes to embroider tablecloths.)

лепить из глины

do clay modelling / modeling (Children enjoy doing clay modelling at art class.)

заниматься гончарным делом

do pottery (He took up pottery last year.)

делать свечи

make candles (She started to make candles as a hobby.)

заниматься садоводством

do gardening / grow plants (My parents do gardening / grow plants every weekend.)

кататься на скейтборде

go skateboarding (Teenagers often go skateboarding in the park.)

заниматься танцами

go dancing (We go dancing every Friday night.)

ходить в походы

go camping (Our family goes camping every summer.)

наблюдать за птицами

go bird watching (He likes to go bird watching near the lake.)

ходить на рыбалку

go fishing (My father and I go fishing at weekends.)

вести блог

write a blog / do blogging (She started to write a blog / do blogging about travelling.)

играть в видеоигры

play video games (My brother spends hours playing video games.)

заниматься программированием

do computer programming (He decided to do computer programming in his free time.)

заниматься фотографией

take photos / do photography (She likes to take photos / do photography of nature.)

петь

sing (She loves to sing in the school choir.)

ходить на охоту

go hunting (My uncle goes hunting every autumn.)

заниматься резьбой по дереву

do wood carving (He learned to do wood carving from his grandfather.)